Police at the University of Central Florida are investigating a possible sexual assault Sunday in a campus parking garage.

Police at the University of Central Florida are investigating a possible sexual assault Sunday in a campus parking garage.

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Updated: 5:41 AM EDT Oct 28, 2013

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WEBVTT WHERE THINGS ARE MOVEING SMOOTHLY. RIGHT NEW STUDENTS AT UCF ARE ON ALERT ADDS THEY START TO GET READY FOR CLASS. A YOUNG WOMAN SAY SHE'S WAS ATTACKED OVER THE WEEKEND. IT HAPPENED IN PARKING GARAGE B ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CAMPUS. MARINA MARRACO IS LIVE, WHAT WAS THE WOMAN ABLE TO TELL INVESTIGATORS. Reporter: YOU KNOW SHE GAVE A DILLED DESCRIPTION OF THAT SUSPECT, AS WELL AS THE SUSPECT'S VEHICLE AND SHE SAID THIS SUSPECT'S NAME POSSIBLE IS TED. THESE ARE PRETTY GOOD INDICATIONS OF WHAT SHE SAW THAT SHE COULD PROVIDE INVESTIGATORS. THIS IS GARAGE B, WHERE THIS ALLEGED INCIDENT TOOK PLACE AND WE HAVE BEEN HERE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND WE HAVE SEEN SECURITY AS WELL AS FOOD TRAFFIC AND-- FOOT TRAFFIC AND VOC TRAFFIC. STUDENTS SAID WHEN THIS HAPPENED THERE WERE ALSO PEOPLE IN THIS GARAGE. AND I DEPARTMENTS LIKE TO WALK ALONE. Reporter: UCF STUDENTS ARE ON HEY LERT AFTER RECEIVING A TEXT ALERT ON SUNDAY MORNING, WARNING OF A POSSIBLE SEXUAL BATTERY ATTACK ON CAMPUS. THE ALLEGED INCIDENT HAPPENED IN ONE IN THE MORNING IN PARKING GARAGE B, LOOKING AROUND. A WELL KNOWN LOT THAT ACCORDING TO STUDENT HAS BECOME THE DESIGNATED FOR PICK UP AND DROP OFF OF THE WEEKEND PARTYING BUS. IT RETURNS TO THE LOT ABOUT ONE IN THE MORNING. AT SCHOOL, YOU GET AN EDUCATION AND HAVE YOU FUN, BUT IT IS SCARY THAT YOU ARE GETTING ATTACKED. Reporter: UCF OFFICIALS HAVE PROVIDED LITTLE INFORMATION PT INCIDENT BUT SAY THE SUSPECT WAS DESCRIBED AS 5-7, MEDIUM BUILT BLND MALE, POSSIBLY NAMED TED DRIVING A DARK COLORED FOUR-DOOR CAR. SOME STUDENTS WERE UPSET THAT THEY SAY UCF TOOK ABOUT THREE AND A HALF HOURS IN NOTIFYING THEM THIS HAPPENED VERYIA TEXT MESSAGE AND THEY BELIEVE THAT WAS TOO LONG OF A TIME LAPSE BETWEEN THE INNOCENT AND WHEN THEY RECEIVED THE MESSAGE. UCF HAS IN THE PROVIDED ANY FURTHER COMMENT BUT TO SAY

UCF students on alert after campus attack

Police at the University of Central Florida are investigating a possible sexual assault Sunday in a campus parking garage.